Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will win a minimum of 95 per cent votes in the 25 February, 2023 presidential election.
Director for Contact and Mobilisation Committee Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), South West, Alhaji Mutiu Lawal Are, made the declaration after the inauguration of the committee in Ibadan at the weekend.
Are expressed the determination of his committee to mobilise all the electorate in the region and deliver a minimum of 95 percent of the votes in Yorubaland to Senator Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in the presidential election.
This was contained in a press release by the Coordinator, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, South West, Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan.
Speaking at the inauguration of members of the committee in Ibadan over the weekend, Alhaji Are disclosed that the committee had already commenced the implementation of a “robust” strategy to reach every nook and cranny of the region, up to the smallest cells of villages and hamlets, to win supports and votes for Tinubu and the APC.
He said the executives of the committee swung into action immediately they were sworn in on Friday with visits to critical political leaders in Oyo State who he said had given them a 100 per cent assurance of total support for the Tinubu/Shettima candidacy.
Are, who was described as an accomplished grassroots politician and businessman, said the personalities and qualities of the presidential candidate and his running mate have made the job of mobilisation for his committee easy.
“Asiwaju Tinubu and Senator Shetima are men of character, competence, capacity and vast experience. Asiwaju laid the foundation for the exponential development of Lagos State and the success that is Lagos today.
“He revolutionalised IGR in Lagos State, created infrastructure and institutions; and established additional councils that are centers of development today.
“Vice Presidential candidate Shettima ran Borno credibly, even when the state was challenged by the Boko Haram insurgency. He battled Boko Haram and yet delivered dividends of democracy to the people. They are highly esteemed men. We have valuable products on our hands to market to our people.
“I also made bold to say that our job has been made easy. The leadership of the Yoruba, the Afenifere leadership, has already thrown its weight behind Asiwaju Tinubu and Shettima.
“While the various sub-nationals are allowed to flourish in a true federal system, we must at the same time not lose sight of the centre. We must also be present at the centre. Asiwaju’s candidacy offers the best opportunity for us to be important stakeholders at the centre.”
Alhaji Are stated that South-West was crucial in the coming elections, not only because of its status as the strongest base of the progressives in Nigeria, but being home to the APC presidential candidate.
He said, as such, all the people of the region must take the elections with all seriousness and give their votes to Asiwaju who he described as “son of the soil and our very best”.
Speaking on the manifesto of Senator Tinubu, the APC-PCC Director for Contact and Mobilisation Committee Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, South-West, said the APC candidate and his vice were fully ready to work round the clock.
He said the duo were preprared to end insecurity, revamp the economy in no time, realise double digit GDP, substantially increase megawatts of electricity to power industries, businesses and homes, generate reasonable jobs, particularly for the unemployed youths, provide affordable loans and mortgages to Nigerians.
On agriculture and infrastructure, Alhaji Mutiu Are said the government of Tinubu and Shettima would build on the successes already recorded by the present administration.
He added that the expected APC-led government would ensure that railways and road networks are provided and functional for uncomplicated transportation of agricultural produce across the country.
Alhaji Are assured that Tinubu would make life better for the masses and the rich and urged all the committee members of the committee to fully dedicate themselves to the assignment as they were chosen because they “have been found worthy in character, integrity and political importance.”
Other members of the committee, drawn from the six south-western states, included Alhaji Bakai Okedara (Deputy Director); Hon. Oye Ojo (Deputy Director) Hon. Falade Barde (Assistant Director); Hon. Dayo Iyaniwura (Assistant Director); Hon. Wumi Ohwovoriole (Secretary); Hon. Toyosi Kolade (Assistant Secretary); and Hon. Waheed Akanbi (Assistant Secretary).
Notable politicians who are also members of the committee included Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, Hon. Titi Oseni, Afolabi Kazeem and Hon. Folake Olunloyo Oshinowo.
